FreedomBox review: score, privacy and prices

1.32

out of 10not in the main ranking (too little published data)
Mesh / self-hosted median 2.5

  • Mesh / self-hosted
  • Jurisdiction:not stated, alliance not disclosed
  • Founded2010
  • Owner:none
  • Data completeness27%
  • Checked2026-10-15
  • Free plan
  • Open-source apps

In 10 seconds

Strongest against its segment

  • Censorship bypass2.9 vs 0.5
  • Security and protocols2.1 vs 1.8
  • Price and fair terms2.1 vs 3.4

Weakest against its segment

  • Network and streaming0.0 vs 2.8
  • Platforms and support1.5 vs 3.9
  • Privacy and jurisdiction0.0 vs 2.3

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How the score adds up

Six sub-scores, each against the median of Mesh / self-hosted services in the main ranking (None services). Open a line to see which published facts earned points and which were missing or not disclosed.

FreedomBoxsegment median

  • Privacy and jurisdiction30% of the score · segment median 2.30.0
    What earned points
    • No-logs policy +2
    • Independent no-logs audit +3
    • No-logs confirmed in court +1
    • Warrant canary +1
    • Transparency report +1
    • Sign-up without email +1.5
    • Account number sign-up +0.5
    • Stores connection IP (penalty) −3
    • Public incident (penalty) −2
  • Security and protocols20% of the score · segment median 1.82.1
    What earned points
    • Kill switch +2
    • DNS leak protection +1.5
    • RAM-only servers +1
    • Post-quantum encryption +1
    • Perfect forward secrecy +0.5
    • Security audit +2
    • Open-source clients +1.5
    • 2FA +1
    • Multi-hop +1
    • Bug bounty +1
    • Only PPTP / L2TP (penalty) −2
  • Price and fair terms15% of the score · segment median 3.42.1
    What earned points
    • Free plan +1.5
    • Free trial +1
    • Trial without a card +1
    • Crypto payments +1
    • Cash payments +0.5
  • Censorship bypass15% of the score · segment median 0.52.9
    What earned points
    • Stealth / obfuscation +2
    • VLESS / Reality +1.5
    • Trojan +1
    • Hysteria2 +1
    • Shadowsocks +1
    • AmneziaWG +1
    • obfs4 +0.5
    • TUIC +0.5
    • NaiveProxy +0.5
    • Mirrors or Telegram channel +0.5
    • VoIP in the UAE (claimed) +0.5
    • Manual configs +0.5
  • Network and streaming10% of the score · segment median 2.80.0
    What earned points
    • 10 Gbps servers +1
    • Dedicated IP +0.5
    • Port forwarding +0.5
    • MENA locations +0.5
    • Torrenting allowed +1
  • Platforms and support10% of the score · segment median 3.91.5
    What earned points
    • Routers +1
    • Browser extensions +0.5
    • Split tunneling +1
    • Ad / tracker blocker +1
    • 24/7 live chat +2
    • live chat +0.5
    • Support on Telegram +0.5
    • Status page +0.5

FreedomBox pricing

FreedomBox does not publish a paid price we could read. Free plan: Yes fully free software. Market median across the main ranking: €3.13 a month.

All plans as published

PlanTerm
FreedomBox softwareLifetime

Refunds, trial and payment

Refund window
Not stated
Free trial
Not stated
Auto-renewal
Not stated
Payment methods
Not stated

Everything FreedomBox publishes

Every fact we collected about FreedomBox, as the provider and reviewers state it. Empty fields are left out; key fields we could not find say “Not stated”. “Partial”: only on some platforms, servers or plans.

Company
Legal entity
FreedomBox Foundation (non-profit)
Registered in
Not stated
Parent company
none
Related brands
  • Debian
  • Pioneer Edition FreedomBox (Olimex)
  • Libre Crafts
Founded
2010
Surveillance alliance (5/9/14 Eyes)
Not stated
Website languages
  • SQ
  • CA
  • ZH-CN
  • CS
  • NL
  • EN
  • ET
  • FR
  • DE
  • HU
  • ID
  • IT
  • NB
  • FA
  • PL
  • PT
  • RU
  • ES
  • SV
  • TA
  • TE
  • TR
  • UK
Right-to-left languages
Yes Persian

Plans, prices and add-ons
Plans
Free software (self-hosted)
Cheapest price a month
0
Monthly plan
0
1-year plan, total
0
1-year plan, a month
0
2-year plan, total
0
2-year plan, a month
0
Lifetime plan
0 (free)
Family plan
Not stated
Double VPN add-on
No
Antivirus
No
Password manager
No
eSIM
No
Identity protection
No
Cloud storage
No
Other add-ons
pre-built hardware

Discounts and programmes
Discount shown
No
Student discount
Not stated
Referral programme
No
Affiliate programme
No

Limits and restrictions
Devices at once
unlimited (self-hosted; add WireGuard clients per device)

Free plan
Free plan
Yes fully free software
Free data
Not stated
Ads in the free plan
No
Other free plan terms
cloud trial available

Payment and subscription
PayPal
Not stated
Cryptocurrency
Not stated
Cash
Not stated
Gift cards
Not stated
Auto-renewal by default
Not stated
Email needed to sign up
Not stated
Account-number login
Not stated
Money-back guarantee, days
Not stated

Free trial terms
Trial length
Not stated
Instead of a trial
Cloud Trial
Card needed for the trial
Not stated

Server locations
Countries
Not stated
Servers
Not stated
Server countries
Not stated
Middle East and North Africa
Not stated
Virtual locations
Not stated
Own servers
Yes user's own hardware
P2P servers
Not stated
Obfuscated servers
Not stated

Network features
RAM-only servers
Not stated
IPv6
Not stated
Dedicated IP
Not stated
Static IP
Not stated
Residential IP
Not stated
Double VPN / multi-hop
Not stated
Tor over VPN
Yes Tor app available (onion services/relay)
SOCKS5 proxy
Yes Shadowsocks app
Smart DNS
Not stated

Protocols and encryption
  • WireGuardWireGuard app: FreedomBox as server on UDP 51820 or as client to a provider✓ Yes
  • OpenVPNOpenVPN app✓ Yes
  • IKEv2not among FreedomBox apps✕ No
  • L2TP/IPsecNot stated
  • SSTPNot stated
  • SoftEtherNot stated
  • Own protocol✕ No
  • VLESS / Reality✕ No
  • VMess✕ No
  • Trojan✕ No
  • ShadowsocksShadowsocks app, SOCKS5 proxy for censorship circumvention✓ Yes
  • Hysteria2✕ No
  • TUICNot stated
  • NaiveProxyNot stated
  • obfs4Not stated
  • AmneziaWGNot stated
Perfect forward secrecy
Not stated
Post-quantum encryption
Not stated
Manual configuration files
Not stated
Open-source apps
Yes https://salsa.debian.org/freedombox-team/freedombox

Censorship and blocking
Obfuscation (stealth mode)
Partial (Shadowsocks app; Tor app) - no obfuscated VPN mode
Countries it claims to work in
Not stated
Mirror sites or Telegram channel
Not stated
Calls in the UAE
Not stated

Security
Kill switch
Not stated
DNS leak protection
Not stated
Split tunnelling
Not stated
Ad and malware blocker
Not stated
Two-factor sign-in
Not stated
Security audits
Not stated
Bug bounty
Not stated

Privacy
No-logs policy
Not stated
Independent no-logs audit
Not stated
Transparency report
Not stated
Warrant canary
Not stated
Anonymous sign-up
Not stated

What the privacy policy says is collected

Yes: collected. No: not collected. Partial: kept briefly or only in part. Not stated: the policy does not say.

  • Connection IPNot stated
  • Session timesNot stated

Apps and devices
  • WindowsNot stated
  • macOSNot stated
  • LinuxDebian-based server✓ Yes
  • iOSNot stated
  • AndroidNot stated
  • Android TVNot stated
  • Fire TVNot stated
  • Apple TVNot stated
  • ChromebookNot stated
  • Smart TVNot stated
  • RoutersPC Engines APU, SBCs✓ Yes
  • NAShome server✓ Yes
  • Raspberry PiPi 2, 3B, 3B+, 4B✓ Yes
  • Game consolesNot stated
Browser extensions
Not stated

Speed, streaming and gaming
10 Gbps servers
Not stated
Netflix
Not stated
BBC iPlayer
Not stated
Disney+
Not stated
Prime Video
Not stated
Gaming features
Not stated
Torrenting
Not stated

Support
Live chat
No
Live chat 24/7
Not stated
Email / tickets
Yes mailing list
Phone
Not stated
Telegram
Not stated
WhatsApp
Not stated
Discord or forum
  • Forum discuss.freedombox.org
  • Matrix #freedombox:matrix.org
  • IRC #freedombox
  • mailing list
Support languages
EN (community)
Help articles
Yes Debian wiki manual
Server status page
Not stated

For teams and business
SSO / SAML
Not stated
Admin panel
Yes web UI (Plinth)
Zero-trust access (ZTNA)
Not stated

What users say

Reviews never change our score. Ratings are smoothed: a source’s average across all VPNs counts as 50 extra reviews, so a few five-star reviews cannot outrank thousands.

No reviews collected for this service.

33 Reddit and forum threads mention FreedomBox (titles and search snippets only).

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Sources and changes

Collected 2026-10-15. No changes recorded since the first import.

Website
https://freedombox.org
Pages checked
https://freedombox.org; https://freedombox.org/download/; https://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox/Manual (JS challenge, unreadable)
Other sources used
wireguard/manual_config/routers/simultaneous_devices: https://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox/Manual/WireGuard; openvpn/shadowsocks/socks5_proxy/stealth_mode/tor_over_vpn/ikev2: https://wiki.debian.org/FreedomBox/Features; founded_year: https://freedomboxfoundation.org/

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